A city correction officer is fired after yet another person dies at Rikers
A spokesperson did not specify how Elijah Muhammad, 31, died on Sunday, or what role the fired officer played.
A spokesperson did not specify how Elijah Muhammad, 31, died on Sunday, or what role the fired officer played.
The death rate at Rikers this year is keeping pace with last year, when 16 people died in city custody
and public outrage heightened over conditions for incarcerated people.
In the wake of the latest death, advocates once again called for a federal takeover of the jails at Rikers.
As news of Muhammad's death was released, lawyers for Rikers detainees were in court arguing that
the city should be fined for denying medical care to thousands of inmates.
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